Heroic New Players Emerge in Bondi Beach Attack, Sydney

A Sydney shop owner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of two gunmen during the deadly Bondi Beach attack in Australia, but three other victims are also being remembered for sacrificing their lives while trying to stop the shooters. The incident marks Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, with authorities investigating it as a terrorist act.

Boris and Sofia Gorman, a couple in their 60s, were caught on camera wrestling with one of the gunmen as he got out of his car before both were killed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese identified the couple, who became two of the 15 people who died in the attack.

The couple's final moments show them physically confronting the shooter rather than running away. Their actions likely saved other lives, though it cost them their own.

Another victim died trying to stop the bloodshed, according to his daughter Gotnik, who spoke to CBS News. Morrison, who originally came from the Soviet Union, was later shot and killed during his attempt to intervene.

Ahmad Al-Ahmad, 43, is recovering in the hospital after surgery for gunshot wounds. He attacked one of the gunmen from behind and managed to take away his weapon. A fundraising campaign supporting Al-Ahmad has raised over 2 million Australian dollars.

Australian authorities say a father and son carried out the attack. The country hasn't seen mass violence on this scale since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, which led to some of the world's strictest gun laws.

The incident has shocked Australians, who have grown accustomed to relative safety from gun violence. But it also highlighted how ordinary people stepped up in extraordinary circumstances, even when it meant putting their own lives at risk.

The investigation continues as police work to understand the motives behind the attack and whether the perpetrators had connections to terrorist organizations.